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Cabinet approves Signing of Agreement between India and Peru on Cooperation in the field of Medicinal Plants
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing of agreement between the National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of AYUSH of the Republic of India and the National Institute of Health of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Peru on Cooperation in the field of Medicinal Plants.
Major impact:
Considering the fact that both countries having rich medicinal plants biodiversity and medicinal plants based indigenous traditional system of medicines and recognizing the existing friendly and cooperative relations, the proposed Agreement will further enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the area of Medicinal Plants. This will be of immense importance to both countries. This Agreement will provide structured framework for cooperation between the two countries on Medicinal Plants.
Implementation strategy and targets:
The activities between the two Parties will start immediately after signing of the Agreement. The initiatives taken by the two countries will be in accordance with the terms of reference of the Agreement and will continue till the Agreement remains in operation.
Expenditure involved:
There is no additional financial implication involved. The financial resources necessary to conduct research, training courses, conferences / meetings will be met from the existing allocated budget and existing plan schemes of the National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of AYUSH.
Background:
India is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of biodiversity and more than 7000 species of plants are estimated to have medicinal usage in folk and documented systems of traditional medicines like Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha & Homoeopathy . The Republic of Peru is one of the Latin American Countries which are the biodiversity hotspots in the world and like India, Peru is also having rich biodiversity of medicinal plants and the medicinal plants based traditional medicine practices are prominently practiced by indigenous people.
Considering the richness of medicinal plants biodiversity and uses of these resources in Indigenous Traditional Systems of medicines in both countries and to strengthen the bilateral cooperation, the proposed Agreement on cooperation, in the field of medicinal plants is envisaged.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on Novel Coronavirus: More than 9400 persons under surveillance No new case reported
Universal screening for all flights from Singapore and Thailand besides Hong Kong and China is already ongoing at earmarked aero-bridges. The screening of passengers is now on in all 21 airports, International Seaports and border crossings.
As of now 1818 flights and 1,97,192 passengers were screened so far at 21 Airports. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is extending all the possible support to the States/UTs in order to combat the situation arise due to Novel Coronavirus.
9452 persons are presently under community surveillance in 32 States/UTs. The containment and prevention activities are being taken up on utmost priority. All the states are continually strengthening their rapid response teams to counter any eventuality.
1510 samples have been tested and 1507 samples were found negative except for 3 samples which had tested positive already from Kerala.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Shri Anurag Singh Thakur kicks off ‘Khelo India Dus ka Dum’ as part of International Women’s Day’s celebrations at a mega opening ceremony at JLN Stadium in New Delhi today
‘Hai dum to Badhao kadam’ is the tagline of Khelo India Dus ka Dum event , it is another major step we have taken to empower women through sports: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
Tournament launched in over 50 cities simultaneously
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur launched the Khelo India Dus ka Dum event at a mega opening ceremony at the JLN Stadium, New Delhi today. The tournament, organized as a part of the International Women’s Day 2023 celebrations, kicked off simultaneously in over 50 cities of the country today.
Riding on the success of the multiple Khelo India women’s leagues happening across the country since several months, the Dus ka Dum initiative will provide even more exposure to thousands of women across the nation. There will be close to 15000 athletes participating in the tournament in more than 50 cities located across 26 states of India from 10th- 31st March in a total of 10 sports. A total of Rs 1 crore has been sanctioned by the Government of India for this event.
Also present at the grand launch of the event on Friday morning were Sh Sandip Pradhan, Director General, Sports Authority as well as other dignitaries from the Union Sports Ministry and SAI. The opening ceremony was also attended at the JLN Stadium by almost 2000 women athletes, comprising Khelo India Dus ka Dum participants as well as campers.
“Hai dum to Badhao kadam is the tagline of the Khelo India Dus ka Dum event and it is another major step we have taken to empower women through sports,” mentioned Shri Thakur. “SAI’s endeavour to organize Women’s Leagues across 14 sports all over the country since many months has given opportunity to 20,000 strong women athletes to get the exposure and empowerment they need. I am also happy to state that these leagues have found profound success,” the Union Minister added.
Citing examples of elite athletes like Mary Kom and PV Sindhu, Shri Thakur said, “From Mary Kom to Lovlina to Nikhat and PV Sindhu to Saina Nehwal, these girls have given their all to bring glory to India time and again. Now tournaments like these will give rise to more such superstars. We are doing everything to provide the best of tournaments and playfields, now it’s time for all the women to show their mettle.”
One of the major highlights of the opening ceremony was Sh Anurag Singh Thakur flagging off the event alongside Sakshi, an 8-year-old track and field athlete from Delhi, who is one of the youngest participants of the Khelo India Dus Ka Dum event. The list of sports which will be featuring include: Kho-kho, Swimming, Athletics, Wushu, Archery, Fencing, Judo, Weightlifting, Hockey and Yogasana.
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Ministry of Earth Sciences
New Coastal Research Vessel SAGAR TARA launched
Kolkata, December 25, 2018
Built with state-of-the-art technology, new Coastal Research Vessel  SAGAR TARA was launched by Mrs Nutan Goel, wife of Dr. Harsha Vardhan, Union Minister of Science, Technology and Earth Sciences very early morning at the Titagarh Wagons Ltd. Shipyard today.
Speaking at the pre-launching ceremony of CRV SAGAR TARA yesterday, Dr. Vardhan said, such vessels will be extremely helpful in India's search for Blue Economy. He said that this vessel is by far one of the most remarkable developments in the history of India's coastal research. Even more, when India's private sector participation in partnering the Government is seen at an optimal high boosting the vision of "Make in India", Dr. Vardhan added.
Highlighting the scientific progress of the country Dr. Vardhan informed that India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made remarkable developments in advanced technologies. We are very close to the best in Tsunami early warning and weather forecasting and have achieved number three and number six positions in Nano Technology and in Scientific Research respectively, he added.
Dr. Vardhan said, equipped with the advanced scientific equipments and latest navigational equipments with a role of measuring oceanographic and atmospheric data within the Exclusive Economic Zone [EEZ] of India, CRV Sagar Tara will be utilized for shallow water operations [Surface Water Quality Monitoring , shallow water testing of various underwater components, technology demonstration, Tsunami early warning systems, Deep sea technology development, Drugs from sea, Bathymetry survey of Exclusive Economic Zone [EEZ], Environmental indexing of ships and coastal zones and etc. This research vessel will be a national facility for ocean research and at least 60 research institutes from India are expected to utilize these ships, he added.
CRV SAGAR TARA was built by M/s Titagarh Wagons Ltd. at its shipyard under the initiative of the Central Government to promote"Make in India" policy in the country.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh flags off a truck carrying 1500 Kgs of wearable clothes and similar material from North Block for distribution to under privileged sections of society in Delhi and NCR
The Minister calls for undertaking next “Sanchay” programme of unused mobile handsets for distributing the same to the poor households to enable their children to access online learning
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today flagged off a truck carrying 1500 Kgs of wearable clothes and similar material from North Block for distribution to under privileged sections of society in Delhi and NCR.
The material will be distributed to the needy in AIIMS, ISTM areas and rest will be handed over to an NGO, Goonj, working for the under privileged in Delhi and NCR areas.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Department of Personnel and Training launched the initiative "Sanchay" in association with Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture to commemorate "Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav" to collect the material from government employees working in various ministries and departments located at North Block and nearby buildings. The Minister informed that the initiative held from 29th November to 10th December, 2021 received tremendous response and 1500 Kgs of clothes and similar material collected.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that the “Sewa” mission of DoPT should continue and asked the officials to undertake the next Sanchay programme of unused mobile hand sets and after reprocessing distribute the same to the poor households to enable their children to access online learning. The Minister said, taking a cue from DoPT, other ministries will also join in the social service work. He also noted with satisfaction that this noble mission is coinciding with the Good Governance Week.
Dr Jitendra Singh distributed souvenirs to 22 volunteers, who helped in collection of wearable garments and other materials on the occasion. Secretary, DoPT, Shri P.K.Tripathy, Additional Secretary, DoPT Smt Rashmi Chowdhary and senior officials of the Ministry joined the event.
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
I want to give back to Judo by training the next generation of athletes: KIUG 2021 Gold Medallist Deepak Mishra
The 24-year-old Judoka won the Gold Medal in -81kg weight category for Lovely Professional University, Punjab
24-year-old Judoka Deepak Mishra came into the Khelo India University Games 2021 in a rich vein of form, having bagged the Gold Medal in the All India Inter University Men’s Judo Championship in Kanpur in March 2022. The two-time National Judo Championships Gold Medallist showed no signs of slowing down here in Bengaluru as he stormed through the rest of the field in the Men’s -81kg category, defeating KIUG 2020 Gold Medallist Samir Khan Pathan of Gujarat University in the process.
Looking back on his 12-year-long journey since he first took up the Japanese martial art in his village in the Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh, Deepak said, “This sport has given me a lot, and taken a lot from me too. When I put on my Judogi  and step out on the mat and perform well, it makes me feel good about myself – like I am a master in my domain. On the other hand, it has often been a lonely journey with support from only a few seniors and well-wishers. And of course, injuries and other obstacles have also been there.”
“I started practicing Judo since the age of 12. After learning the basics in my village in Madhya Pradesh, I got selected via trials in SAI Ludhiana. I started doing well there and winning medals at the State level. However, to make further progress, I needed a proper scholarship programme to afford training. My family comes from a humble background, and my father is just a driver in MP. They always encouraged me to play sports, but my needs required financial means. It was only until I reached Lovely Professional University this year that I have started receiving a regular scholarship of ₹10,000 per month, which helps me to train now,” he elaborated.
Deepak thanked his senior Judoka from SAI Ludhiana Nitin Sharma, who later became his Coach. Sharma encouraged Deepak to enrol himself in Lovely Professional University – where he is a trainer – and take his craft forward.
Speaking about the support from his Coach, Deepak said, “He has been a mentor to me ever since I began pursuing Judo seriously. Like him, I too want to give back to Judo by training the next generation of athletes if I ever have that chance.”
Deepak – whose passion for Judo is symbolised by a tattoo of the Japanese inscription of “Judo” on the back of his neck – signed off by saying, “I wasn’t able to participate in the Khelo India University Games last time around because of personal reasons, but now that I’m here and have performed well, the Khelo India Scheme scholarship of ₹1 lakh for the Gold Medal will go a long way in helping me out to keep going further.”
Prime Minister's Office
Thanks to Ayushman Bharat – Life Turns Normal to this Remote Islander
Ratan Barai Now Leads a Healthy Life
52 Year Old Ratan Barai from Andaman and Nicobar hails from a poor family and was suffering from Myocardial Infarction.
He was admitted to the G B Pant Hospital in Port Blair pain on the left side of the chest and profuse sweating. He also had Diabetes Mellitus. Investigations revealed Acute Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction. He was stabilized with medical management and later referred to cardiologists in the mainland for further expert treatment.
Since there is no treatment facility for heart ailments in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, all such patients travel to mainland India for treatment in cities like Kolkata and Chennai.
For RatanBarai this was difficult as he did not have enough money.
However when he learnt of the cashless insurance protection through Ayushman Bharat- PMJAY it brought a new ray of hope in his life. With its help he was then able to get the prescribed treatment for free.
Today he is a healthy man and was one of the 31 beneficiaries who met the Prime Minister to explain the success of the World’s largest health scheme.
Launched exactly a year ago in 2018, Ayushman Bharat is world’s largest health insurance scheme, which aims to provide easy access to medical facilities to over 10.74 Crore poor people in the country.
In the last one year over 50,000 patients like Ratan Barai could get access to medical facilities outside their state where best such facilities were available owing to the Ayushman Bharat programme.
Under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya , 16,085 Hospitals have been empanelled, over 41 lakh beneficiaries have been treated and over 10 Crore e-Cards issued.
Over 20,700 Health & Wellness Centers have become operational across the country under Ayushman Bharat.
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Ministry of Tourism
India organises the IBSA  Tourism Ministers’ virtual meet
Domestic tourism essential to reignite tourism economy: Shri G Kishan Reddy
Key Highlight
- The IBSA Tourism Ministers Meeting recognized the importance of strengthening cooperation in tourism to overcome the impact of Covid 19 pandemic on the tourism sector
- The Ministers agreed to implement various tourism activities to be actioned by respective member countries.
India organized the IBSA  Tourism Ministers’ virtual meeting yesterday. The Minister of Tourism of India, Shri G. Kishan Reddy; the Minister of Tourism of the Federative Republic of Brazil, H.E. Mr. Gilson Machado Neto and the Deputy Minister of Tourism of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Mr. Fish Amos Mahlalela, met through videoconferencing under India’s IBSA Chairship on 12th August 2021.
India organized the IBSA Tourism Ministers’ Meeting to promote tourism cooperation among the member states and reviewed the intra IBSA Tourism cooperation.
During virtual meeting, the Minister for Tourism, Shri G Kishan Reddy highlighted the aggressive vaccination programme of the Government of India which has completed over 500 million doses of vaccine, making it the 2nd largest country in the world. The Ministers emphasised the importance of domestic tourism in reigniting the tourism economy as it can prepare the domestic tourism industry for the arrival of international visitors.
The IBSA Tourism Ministers’ Meeting recognized the importance of strengthening cooperation in tourism to overcome the impact of Covid 19 pandemic on the tourism sector. The Ministers resolved to work together to realise the full potential of IBSA countries through cooperation in the tourism sector.
The significant aspect of the meeting was the adoption of the IBSA Tourism Ministers Joint Statement, an outcome document on cooperation and promotion for speedy recovery of travel and tourism. The Ministers also agreed to implement various tourism activities to be actioned by respective member countries.
IBSA is a trilateral, developmental initiative between the Government of India, The Government of Federative Republic of Brazil and The Government of the Republic of South Africa to promote South-South cooperation and exchange.
The aim of the IBSA Tripartite Agreement is for strengthening relations between the member countries for economic development and for promoting cooperation in the field of tourism and expansion of tourism relations with a view to understand and appreciate each other's history, culture and way of life.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 185.55 Cr
Over 2.16Cr vaccine doses administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 11,365
1,150 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.76%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.23%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 185.55 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,24,25,493sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 2.16 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10404033
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2nd Dose
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10004427
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Precaution Dose
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4524344
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18413844
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2nd Dose
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17519503
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Precaution Dose
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6995337
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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21692183
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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57594908
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2nd Dose
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39408907
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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554993058
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2nd Dose
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469601217
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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202811330
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2nd Dose
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186144719
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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126785517
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2nd Dose
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115945060
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Precaution Dose
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12669109
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Precaution Dose
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2,41,88,790
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Total
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1,85,55,07,496
Following a continuous downward trend, India’s Active Caseload declines to today 11,365Active cases now constitute 0.03% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.76%. 1,194patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,25,01,196.
1,150new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 4,66,362COVID-19tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 79.34 Cr  cumulative tests.
There has been a sustained fall in the weekly and daily Positivity Rates too. Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.23% and the Daily Positivity rate is also reported to be 0.25%.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 192.27 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 20.16 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,92,27,23,625
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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20,16,91,220
More than 192.27 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 20.16 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Prime Minister's Office
PM expressed gratitude to teachers on Teachers Day
Paid tributes to Dr S Radhakrishnan
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi expressed gratitude to teachers on Teachers Day and also paid tributes to Dr S Radhakrishnan.
In a series of tweets, he wrote “We remain grateful to the hardworking teachers for their contributions towards shaping minds and building our nation. On Teachers Day, we express gratitude to our teachers for their remarkable efforts. We pay tributes to Dr. S. Radhakrishnan on his Jayanti.”
“Who better than our knowledgeable teachers to deepen our connect with our nation’s glorious history. During the recent #MannKiBaat, I had shared an idea of teachers teaching students about lesser known aspects of our great freedom struggle.”
Ministry of Communications
109th Dak Adalat to be held on 27th June, 2019
The Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle Mumbai 400001 will be holding the 109th Dak Adalat on 27 June, 2019 at 11.00 am onwards in his office at 2nd Floor, GPO building, Mumbai – 400001
While the Department of Posts strives its best to render the service to the fullest satisfaction of its customers, however communication gaps and service faults do occasionally happen resulting in grievances and complaints. In order to redress the grievances in an effective manner the Department periodically organizes Dak Adalats to settle complaints of aggrieved customers.
Complaints/ grievances regarding Postal Services pertaining to the states of Maharashtra and Goa which have not been settled within 6 weeks will be entertained in the Dak Adalat. The complaints relating to Unregistered/Registered Mails, Speed Post, Counter Services, Saving Banks, non-payment of Money Orders etc. will be considered during Dak Adalat.
Complaints should contain details like names and designations of the officers to whom original complaint was addressed, particulars of articles/Money Orders / Saving Bank Accounts/Certificates etc.
Interested customers may send their complaint regarding Postal Services in
Duplicate to:
Shri RN. Chetule, Assistant Director Postal Services  & Secretary, Dak Adalat, O/o the Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, 2 Floor GPO Building Mumbai - 400001
on or before 14.06.2019. The pro-forma is available in the website of Maharashtra Postal Circle https://maharashtrapost.gov.in
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